February 2011
159 posts
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Having a Bad Day?
I recommend going through your spam folder, and reading aloud the message subjects with as much gravitas as you can muster. Try using a British accent (like Patrick Stewart’s) or attempt to mimic Darth Vader’s voice. For extra chuckles, do it in a Russian accent since that’s where most of the spam comes from anyway.
I guarantee that after a couple of dozen messages you’ll...
January 2011
172 posts
“NSW Police said it would support laws banning the use of iPods, mobile phones...”
– ‘La-la land’ law: call to ban iPods and phones while crossing roads (via indefensible)
Look, if you want to raise revenue, fine - admit it and we’ll move on. HOWEVER, if this is an actual call to improve safety? STOP IT! We can’t advance the human race if we stop natural evolution from occurring!!
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I Ate Some Cherries
I also had some celery.
Now my ankle feels a bit better.
It still hurts to put any weight on it, but it is less swollen and I’m not yelping in pain when it gets bumped the wrong way while doing rigorous things like, say, rolling over in bed.
I’m still not sure what’s wrong, but one of the possibilities is gout. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t know for sure - no tests...
Not Gonna Happen
I was trying to make use of this LivingSocial virtual bookshelf (primarily through facebook) to keep track of books I’m reading, and ones I have read. I had this idea that eventually I could keep track of everything I’ve read over the years, and stop doing stupid crap like re-reading the same thing by mistake. It’s especially bad with my Kindle, because I’ll go through all...
Bad News Spike Girls →
James Marsters has married his longtime girlfriend Patricia Rahman. Or so he has supposedly confessed at NOLA ComiCon.
I’m not sure if this means more or less sex for me. Maybe she’ll stop saying “Oh, Spike!” in the middle, though.
“Researchers led by University of California, Irvine physicist Thorsten Ritz...”
– In the Blink of Bird’s Eye, a Model for Quantum Navigation
Quantum GPS, coming soon to a sparrow near you.
How Much is Too Much?
hemirt5pt7:
We have been pounded with snow, and there is more on the way. Somebody at work was calling every Home Depot and Lowe’s in the area looking for a roof rake (everyone is sold out), and said that I should get the snow off the roof of my house so it doesn’t collapse. So now I am worried. A few businesses in town have had (flat) roofs that have collapsed from the weight of the snow.
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Can't Sleep
rilliebear:
polar-bear:
I’ve been having a persistent problem with my ankle. Well, it’s centred in my ankle. It seems to wax and wane, but it’s now been going on for over a month. I thought I’d just slightly sprained it at first and that it would go away, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
«SNIP»
But for two consecutive nights I have had this cold, hard lump of fear occupying my...
“In real life, if some high school dudes yell, “I’m gonna tear you...”
– 5 Terrifying Online Trends (Invented By the News Media)
I Forget
Why am I on Tumblr?
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Can't Sleep
I’ve been having a persistent problem with my ankle. Well, it’s centred in my ankle. It seems to wax and wane, but it’s now been going on for over a month. I thought I’d just slightly sprained it at first and that it would go away, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
I’m supposed to get an ultrasound to check out what is going on - the nurse-practitioner...
Jerk_Dently: 25 years ago, the crew of Challenger... →
Jerk_Dently: 25 years ago, the crew of Challenger “slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God.” I still have to wipe away tears.
WatchI usually watch Zero Punctuation reviews not because I am trying to decide which game to play next, but for the sheer entertainment value.
This one is worth watching just for the giggles, even if you never intend to play Sim City Societies.
“The case, Williams said, is thin in potential legal liability. Lawyers would...”
– ‘Thank You For Suing Us’: Taco Bell Fights Beef Lawsuit With Full-Page Ads
Of course, last night we had to go out and get some Taco Bell, because all this talk made for a MAJOR craving. So yeah, they SHOULD thank those people for suing them.
Ways in which Barack Obama does not get it
coyotesqrl:
The Internet was developed as a side effect of a massive nuclear arms race, one in which we fully expected and planned for massive deaths and infrastructure destruction. The point of the Internet is to remain functional even if C&C is destroyed.
The race to the moon gave us myriad advances in materials engineering, aerospace and aeronautics, biomedical engineering, software...
brokenweasel75:
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Jerk_Dently: Red Alert! Going postal in 3... 2...... →
Jerk_Dently: Red Alert! Going postal in 3… 2… 1…
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Jerk_Dently: Did I miss that State of the Union... →
Jerk_Dently: Did I miss that State of the Union thing? Oh well, I’ll catch it during summer reruns.
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Let Me Understand...
The response to so many problems with Tumblr failing again and again is not to actually solve the problem, but to blame it on mythical creatures and design cartoon characters to represent them?
Yup. That’s about what I’d expect.
Jerk_Dently: Oldest Canadian Elizabeth Buhler died... →
Jerk_Dently: Oldest Canadian Elizabeth Buhler died on the weekend. In my head, I hear nurse Ben Stein saying “Buhler? Buhler? Buhler?” #villainousbastard
Happy Australia Day
Ever thought it was interesting that so many countries were founded or declared their independence on a day that was very conveniently situated in the middle of the finest season for a barbecue or a picnic?
Jerk_Dently: When I was a kid, 'gluten free' meant... →
Jerk_Dently: When I was a kid, ‘gluten free’ meant no one sat on it before you ate it.
Jerk_Dently: Jack LaLanne made Chuck Norris look... →
Jerk_Dently: Jack LaLanne made Chuck Norris look like Perez Hilton.
When you call a girl fat or ugly, it's engraved...
super-ingrid:
xntrek:
not just girls.
WHY would anyone give more than a moment’s thought about what a few asshats say?
Personally, I could not care less if someone thinks I am fat and/or ugly, because I personally don’t feel that way. If I did… that would be very different, I guess. But I suppose, to me, it’s quite obvious that the purpose of this kind of attack is to tear someone down as a...
“Observations of a Female North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in...”
– What does a ménage à trois between whales look like?
Female whales are HUGE sluts.
(via polar-bear)
Look … they just have an alternative lifestyle of a polyamorous nature and they don’t need you making judgemental and sexist remarks about their weight or the fact that they have an interest in...
“Observations of a Female North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in...”
– What does a ménage à trois between whales look like?
Female whales are HUGE sluts.
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Engineers?
I’m pretty sure that when tumblr heard they should hire “engineers”, they went out and recruited a bunch of dudes who drive trains.
